Which French fashion house did Christian Dior join as a design assistant in 1941?

Christian Dior joined the Lucien Lelong fashion house as a design assistant in 1941.

Dior entered the Paris couture world after working as an illustrator and assisting Robert Piguet. At Lelong, he worked during the difficult years of the Second World War, developing practical experience in couture design and production.

Lucien Lelong was a major French couturier whose house continued operating in Paris during the occupation. Dior worked there alongside Pierre Balmain, another designer who later became an important figure in French fashion.

This fact is sometimes confused with Dior’s earlier employment at Robert Piguet’s house, which began in 1938. Dior left Lelong before establishing his own fashion house with financial backing from textile industrialist Marcel Boussac.